UPDATED: Cars sliding off area roads as snow falls

Roads across Marathon County have become slick and hazardous as nearly a half a foot of snow fell this afternoon and evening in some areas of central Wisconsin.

In the late afternoon,Marathon County Sheriff's Lt. Ted Knoeck said reports of several cars sliding off roads had come into the county's dispatch center, although he couldn't say how many.

"It's been busy," he said.

Lt. Matt Barnes of the Wausau Police Department said the city had about six to eight minor weather-related crashes or cars sliding into the ditches. Neither Barnes or Knoeck were aware of any injuries.

Rothschild had a report of 6 inches of snow as of 7 p.m., said meteorologist Tom Helman with the National Weather Service in Green Bay, and Merrill received about 3 inches.

Helman said the snow is expected to turn into a wintery mix of sleet, rain and ice for the remainder of the evening.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory which warns of hazardous traveling conditions as snow falls across north central Wisconsin.

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UPDATED: Cars sliding off area roads as snow falls

Roads across Marathon County have become slick and hazardous as nearly a half a foot of snow fell this afternoon and evening in some areas of central Wisconsin.In the late afternoon,Marathon County

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